Austrosimulium
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| Genus: | Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925
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Austrosimulium is a genus of 25 species of black flies, They are distributed in Australia and New Zealand. There are 2 subgenera,Austrosimulium whose species are principally from New Zealand and Novaustrosimulium witch are exclusively Australian.[1]
Some species are known to spread the protozoan blood parasite Leucocytozoon tawaki in Penguins.[2][3][4]
Species
- Subgenus Austrosimulium Tonnoir, 1925
- A. albovelatum Dumbleton, 1973
- A. australense (Schiner, 1868)
- A. bicorne Dumbleton, 1973
- A. cornutum Tonnoir, 1925
- A. crassipes Tonnoir, 1925
- A. dumbletoni Crosby, 1976[4]
- A. fulvicorne Mackerras & Mackerras, 1950
- A. laticorne Tonnoir, 1925
- A. longicorne Tonnoir, 1925
- A. mirabile Mackerras & Mackerras, 1948
- A. montanum Mackerras & Mackerras, 1952
- A. multicorne Tonnoir, 1925
- A. stewartense Dumbleton, 1973
- A. tillyardianum Dumbleton, 1973
- A. ungulatum Tonnoir, 1925
- A. unicorne Dumbleton, 1973
- A. vexans (Mik, 1881)
- Subgenus Novaustrosimulium Dumbleton, 1973
- A. bancrofti (Taylor, 1918)
- A. furiosum (Skuse, 1889)
- A. magnum Mackerras & Mackerras, 1955
- A. pestilens Mackerras & Mackerras, 1948
- A. torrentium Tonnoir, 1925
- A. victoriae (Roubaud, 1906)
- A. colboi Davies & Györkös, 1988
Austrosimulium species as yet unplaced
- A. colboi Davies & Györkös, 1988
Literature Cited
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Peter H. Adler & Roger W. Crosskey (2009). "World Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae): A Comprehensive Revision of the Taxonomic and Geographical Inventory": 109.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Douglas A. Craig & Trevor K. Crosby (2008). "Gynandromorphs of New Zealand Austrosimulium spp. (Diptera: Simuliidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1811. New Zealand: Magnolia Press: 57–68. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
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A. M. Fallis, S. A. Bisset, F. R. Allison (1976). "Leucocytozoon tawaki n.sp. (Eucoccida: Leucocytozoidae) from the penguin Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, and preliminary observations on its development in Austrosimulium spp. (Diptera: Simuliidae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3 (1). Wellington, New Zealand: The Royal Society of New Zealand: 11–16.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b T. K. Crosby (1976). "Austrosimulium (Austrosimulium) dumbletoni n.sp. from New Zealand (Diptera: Simuliidae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 3 (1). Wellington, New Zealand: The Royal Society of New Zealand: 17–19.
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